* One {{Archie}} comic has Arch reminisce about almost running away from home, except a mysterious man stopped him. He goes to the past on a magical bicycle and guess who the mysterious man was?

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* One {{Archie}} Franchise/{{Archie|Comics}} comic has Arch reminisce about almost running away from home, except a mysterious man stopped him. He goes to the past on a magical bicycle and guess who the mysterious man was?

* Geronimo of ''{{Kinnikuman}}'' was a BadassNormal who admired [[SuperHero Choujins]] because he was saved by one as a child. When Geronimo was eventually given a trial that would allow him to become a Choujin if he succeeded, he was sent to the past... To both save and inspire ''himself''.

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* Geronimo of ''{{Kinnikuman}}'' ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' was a BadassNormal who admired [[SuperHero Choujins]] because he was saved by one as a child. When Geronimo was eventually given a trial that would allow him to become a Choujin if he succeeded, he was sent to the past... To both save and inspire ''himself''.

* ''SteinsGate'': "Deceiving the world is not a big deal for a MadScientist, Hououin Kyouma!" [[spoiler:After his ''even more future'' self tells him to deceive his recent-past self into thinking that Kurisu was murdered.]]

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* ''SteinsGate'': ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'': "Deceiving the world is not a big deal for a MadScientist, Hououin Kyouma!" [[spoiler:After his ''even more future'' self tells him to deceive his recent-past self into thinking that Kurisu was murdered.]]

* In ''Comicbook/{{Flash}}'', Wally West mentioned a mysterious figure who gave him some wise advice shortly before he gained his powers (he briefly suspects it was Max Mercury, TheObiWan of speedsters). In the zero issue, he bounces back through his own history, eventually finding himself at that very time and place. For a second he thinks the mysterious figure hasn't shown up, then he realises.

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* In ''Comicbook/{{Flash}}'', Wally West mentioned a mysterious figure who gave him some wise advice shortly before he gained his powers (he briefly suspects it was Max Mercury, TheObiWan master of speedsters). In the zero issue, he bounces back through his own history, eventually finding himself at that very time and place. For a second he thinks the mysterious figure hasn't shown up, then he realises.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': In "Homecoming", Clark travels forward several years to the Daily Planet, and meets with his future self (who at this point is already Superman). Future Clark then tells him to go to the roof to save Lois while he prevents a nuclear reactor meltdown accross town. The catch here was that Future Clark [[StableTimeLoop was already expecting his past self, because he himself had already gone through it.]]

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance'': [[spoiler:Xehanort took advantage of his body-less state as a Heartless to slip into the past and recruit his own boyhood self for his latest scheme involving Sora and Riku's journey through dreams. And it doesn't stop there; Young Xehanort was tasked with gathering other Xehanorts from across time; the end result was TWELVE Xehanorts, including the final bosses of the first two proper games, all gathering to fulfill the present Xehanort's desire for "thirteen Seekers of Darkness"... with Sora as the thirteenth and final vessel. Yen Sid's jaw dropped when he realized what Xehanort was capable of pulling off.]]

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